TRS supremo K Chandrashekar Rao had announced candidates for 105 out of 119 assembly seats in the first week of September, and his candidates have already started campaigning, whereas the Opposition is yet to seal a pact.

Ram Madhav, National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while commenting on Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu’s meeting with Rahul Gandhi said that both the parties are desperate to retain their stronghold in politics. He said, “NT Rama Rao had established the TDP with an objective, but Naidu and others backstabbed him later and now to save his party he is seeking Congress’ help”.